Uma Nivas |
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Surroundings
The area around Uma Nivas is extremely arid and rocky and crop yield is poor. Severe deforestation has led to soil erosion. There is shortage of adequate water supply. The local people are struggling to make ends meet. There is illiteracy, alcoholism and malnutrition that lead to chronic ailments and challenges.
Uma Nivas is a women-managed community development service that operates in several villages: Khatanga, Sarju Mahato, Pogro, Dhamrogutu, Belghutu, Bhuchundih, Palashdihi, Ganudhi, Sulunglohor and Shyampur.
History
Uma Nivas started in 1978 with a small school made of stone and mud with a thatched roof. Soon the Children’s Home, a teenage girls’ orphanage was added. Since then Uma Nivas has steadily grown to six primary schools, a Girls' High School, two clinics, Music College, and hostels providing education and health care to hundreds of children, women and families.
Objectives
The area around Uma Nivas is extremely arid and rocky and crop yield is poor. Severe deforestation has led to soil erosion. There is shortage of adequate water supply. The local people are struggling to make ends meet. There is illiteracy, alcoholism and malnutrition that lead to chronic ailments and challenges.
Uma Nivas is a women-managed community development service that operates in several villages: Khatanga, Sarju Mahato, Pogro, Dhamrogutu, Belghutu, Bhuchundih, Palashdihi, Ganudhi, Sulunglohor and Shyampur.
History
Uma Nivas started in 1978 with a small school made of stone and mud with a thatched roof. Soon the Children’s Home, a teenage girls’ orphanage was added. Since then Uma Nivas has steadily grown to six primary schools, a Girls' High School, two clinics, Music College, and hostels providing education and health care to hundreds of children, women and families.
Objectives
- To empower women through education and health practices to better care for themselves, nurture their children and families
- To provide basic and higher educational opportunities
- To provide access to primary health care
- To support sustainable agriculture, kitchen gardens and cottage industries
